Vettel "did Lewis a favour" at turn one

Sebastian Vettel believes that he did Lewis Hamilton a favour at turn one by distracting Valtteri Bottas, allowing Hamilton to take the lead.

The slow starting Bottas was directly in front of Vettel when the German pulled to the outside, sandwiching Bottas with Hamilton on the inside, and Vettel believes this is what distracted Bottas enough to let his teammate past.

Vettel explained the incident to Autosport after the race: “I wanted to brake latest – which I think I did.